IT Infrastructure

ALSO CALLED:
Integration Infrastructure,
InfrastructureDEFINITION: In information technology and on the Internet, infrastructure is the physical hardware used to interconnect computers and users. Infrastructure includes the transmission media, including telephone lines, cable television lines, and satellites and antennas, and also the routers, aggregators, repeaters, and other devices that control transmission paths. Infrastructure also includes the software used
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EGUIDE:
Thie e-guide offers a collection of some of our most popular articles on issues faced by IT decision makers, such as how to get cloud implementations right and how and why men in the technology industry have helped women progress.

WHITE PAPER:
Examine why certain workloads should reside in a data center vs. a hosted private cloud, with the respective challenges of each outlined. Access now to consider why companies are deploying more workloads in a hosted private cloud, including faster access to IT infrastructure, improved scalability, and more.

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In this IDC paper, experts offer guidance on how to find the right cloud partner to help your organization through the next stages of data center extension. Read on to confront the expansion challenges of cloud-first IT, learn the critical importance of private cloud, and hear from your peers about their cloud-first partner strategies.

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This paper describes new collaboration and business models, and explains how a new kind of architecture strategy empowers businesses to react in real time, adapt quickly to change, and leverage digital ecosystems to create new value and growth.

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There is lots for IT leaders to consider before embarking on a multi-cloud strategy, and – in this e-guide – we take a closer look at how various organisations have approached it and what providers are doing to capitalise on the trend.

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Data center consolodation is starting to become a priority for organizations with multiple data centers. Access this white paper to learn about the challenges you face, how to approach your strategy, and why clean asset information is the key to data center consolodation.

RESEARCH CONTENT:
This infographic from a survey of nearly 9,000 IT leaders in 90 countries shows how CIOs are managing change, prioritising innovation and digital technology, and reporting greater job satisfaction.

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Composable infrastructure is the next step in infrastructure's evolution, providing the same level of support for both traditional and cloud applications. This white paper compares two composable infrastructure services and provides you with an understanding of what you need to look for in an infrastructure service.

EZINE:
The cloud is so pervasive within enterprises today that it is easy to understate the way it has changed businesses. The internet of things is putting your security at risk. How did application performance monitoring prevent a business disaster? Read on to explore all this and much more.

EBOOK:
Learn the essentials of implementing IT as a Service (ITaaS), and how to transform your organization into a trusted services provider. Access now to create a sustainable ITaaS model by deconstructing the importance of modular services; value of hybrid cloud delivery models; ITaaS lifecycle management, and more.

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Read on to examine the 5 pillars of digital transformation planning, including how to obtain buy-in from key influencers, conduct careful analysis of budget needs, and more. Discover here how to bring real digital-based business value to your organization.

WHITE PAPER:
Discover how to transform your organization without undue workflow interruption by strategizing IT transformation with the 3 methods outlined here. Read on to establish alignment between the CIO and IT team on strategy, objectives, timeline, and deployment of internal and third-party resources.

RESOURCE:
Download this resource to access 7 exclusive best practices for operating Docker containers. By reading on, you'll learn how to achieve TCO reduction from each of these practices, which ensures you get the most out of your container apps and takes guess work out of workload placement and infrastructure tuning.

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The current business flow is seeing near constant turbulence, and you need the ability to respond to disruptive business models in a moment's notice. Hybrid infrastructure gives you that flexibility. This white paper walks you through a checklist of best practices to adopting a hybrid infrastructure.

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Traditional infrastructures are struggling to deal with modern workloads and building them up isn't getting the job done. Access this white paper to learn about composable infrastructure and how it will benefit your organization in the form of future-proofing.

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This Frost & Sullivan report discusses how to become a flexible, "change-resilient" organization by implementing an infrastructure that will enable your data center to adjust to business disruptors, like big data, hybrid cloud, and standardization tools, rather than forcing IT to rush to respond.

WHITE PAPER:
IT transformation is the hot new trend, but you've got some hoops to jump through first. This comprehensive IDG paper is here to report on some of the common troubles that your peers are having with their IT transformations and what you can do to avoid these costly mistakes.

EGUIDE:
There's a lot of buzz about what containers can do, but the technology is new and there are gaps that still need to be filled. Read this e-guide to learn what the experts are saying about containers and why you need to be cautious in planning your container strategy.

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If you are dealing with older versions of Exchange Servers, there are regulatory and technical obstacles making it harder to move to the cloud. This is where an Office 365 hybrid deployment comes in handy. This e-guide covers five key reasons to implement an Office 365 hybrid deployment.

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The goal of converged architecture is to alleviate pressure on overworked data centers, but it all goes to waste if you don't have the right system to compliment your existing IT investments. This e-guide covers the basics of converged and hyper-converged architectures, with pros, cons, and hypervisor flexibility detailed. Download to learn more.

EGUIDE:
Marc Staimer, founder of Dragon Slayer Consulting, explores the pros and cons of private and public cloud models in this expert guide, and dives deeper into what makes each model unique. Read on to evaluate security control, long-term cost, the fine-tuning of app workload performance, and more, for each of these architectures.

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Production IT takes up just as much namespace as the development side of DevOps, but is often left out of the actual movement. This e-guide covers what it takes for your organization to incorporate your production IT team into your DevOps operations and discover why it has been ignored for so long.

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This e-guide dives into what it takes to get an ITSM implementation off the ground and what it takes to ressurect a failed project. Access now and you will also see 5 common bimodal IT myths busted.

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